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Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act

Introduced: March 17, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Mar 17, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 17, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act

This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior to provide U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel with access to federal lands for security activities, including: (1) routine motorized patrols; and (2) deployment of communications, surveillance, and detection equipment.

Interior and USDA may provide education and training to CBP personnel on the natural and cultural resources present on individual federal land units.

Access authority shall not apply to private or state-owned land within federal land boundaries.

What's happening now April 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 17, 2015
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Mar 17, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1412: Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1412/
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"H.R. 1412: Arizona Borderlands Protection and Preservation Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1412/.
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H.R. 1412, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1412/.
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